VII

It’s already eight o’clock in the morning and the church was already full during the first mass and the Father started his preaching. Detective Kathy listened carefully as the priest preached.

"Two innocent contestants!" The priest yelled at his mic. "They died because of the money. That money controls those contestants who are deeply in financial trouble. This is all the devil's work. He knows our weakness and he enjoys watching those remaining contestants die one by one. Now brothers and sisters, don’t let that money control you and your greediness. May those souls rest in peace. " Detective Kathy impressed the preach as they stood and recited the apostle’s creed.

As the mass ended, Detective Kathy went to the priest and kissed his right hand, which in their tradition, was a way to show respect to the elders. The priest smiled as he put his right hand and whispered a prayer to her. As soon as she left, a bunch of journalists immediately ran onward to her and started asking her questions.

"Is it true that one of the contestants is your missing twin sister?"

"What if she died from one of the challenges? What would you do?"

"If she wins, are you planning to meet her?"

Detective Kathy immediately ran away from the journalist as fast as she could and quickly got into her car. She started the car and tried to drive away, but the journalists kept blocking her way, some of them trying to interview her through the window. She honks at the car, hoping they will immediately give way, but unfortunately they don’t. Out of desperation, she left the car and fired her pistol in the sky, which caused the panic and the running away from her.

"Stupid journalist." She muttered as she got back into the car and drove through the Crite State Police Department. As soon as she left the car, a group of journalists immediately went after her, which left her no choice but to run away from them and go inside the Police Department. As soon as she reaches her office, she notices her best friend sleeping during work time, so she quickly wakes him up.

"Huh? Yes, sir? " Jeff said, still sleepy.

"Jeff, there’s a bunch of journalists asking about my twin sister. I have no idea how they managed to get that information. " She said as she sat down in her chair. "Like, did I miss something?"

"You really miss something important. Luckily, I saved the clip where the Police Chief announced about you and your twin sister, who is one of the contestants. " Jeff speaks as he pulls out and opens his laptop. Detective Kathy watches as he plays the video for her. It was a press conference that the police chief held in the police department.

"Sir, there’s one of the contestants that looks exactly like the famous detective, Kathy Jefferson. Is she actually in the show? " One of the journalists asked with concern.

"She's the famous detective named Kathy Jefferson. She didn’t join in, but she has a lost twin sister who looks exactly like her. It was she who joined the show. " The Police Chief responded to the question. Jeff immediately pauses the video and looks at Detective Kathy, who is currently in shock.

"So that’s why a bunch of journalists are waiting outside the church. Like dude, they don’t even respect my privacy." Kathy said. "Well, I'm going to go back to make a report."

OOO

It’s already eight o’clock in the evening and it's raining hard in the Crite State Area. Detective Kathy decided to go to the convenience store. She’s wearing a black jacket so that none of the journalists can recognize her. She quickly grabbed a bottle of wine and went to the cashier to pay.

"Having a rough day, lady?" A cashier asks as Kathy grabs a five dollar bill and gives it to the cashier. "Well, sometimes we need to drink ourselves till we pass out."

Detective Kathy nods as she grabs her wine. Suddenly, a man, who’s also wearing a black hoodie, pulls his gun and points it at the cashier.

"Give me your money, quick!" He said to the cashier, who quickly obeyed his order. He slowly looks at Kathy, who’s drinking a bottle of wine. "You! Give me your money! "

"Nah!" She comments and drinks the rest of the wine. A robber carefully examined her and finally recognized her. "Katherine? Yow, what the fuck is up? It’s me. "

Kathy ignored her and decided to leave, but the robber blocked the way.

"What do you want?" She calmly asked him. "I have no time to answer your question."

"Please Katherine, I’m still in love with you. I know I cheated you five times, but I’m already a good person. " He begged, but Kathy rolled her eyes.

"First of all, my name is not Katherine. Second, who the fuck calls themselves a good person after robbing a convenience store? And lastly, I only recognized you as a dumb robber." Kathy explained and tried to leave, but the robber was still blocking her way.

"I see. You're still a bitch after all. Why don’t you love me instead?! " He yelled as he tried to punch her, but she immediately grabbed his left hand and smashed his head using the empty bottle. The robber touched his head and noticed that it was already bleeding.

"What the fuck?" The robber curses under his breath and looks at Kathy, who slowly carries him and throws him to the other side of the store, which has the aisle of soup. The robber tries to stand, but he’s too weak. Kathy slowly approaches him and handcuffs him immediately.

"Next time, sweetie, learn how to talk to a woman."Kathy talks as she pulls her phone out and reports to the police about the incident. After that, she grabs the bag full of money and returns it to the cashier.

"The police are on their way." Kathy said as she quickly left the convenience store.

"Thank you, lady." He said as he watched her stumble as she walked.